The 12 Best Moments of Glastonbury That Had Nothing to Do with Kanye West

Everyone's talking about Kanye murdering Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody," but here's some of the good stuff you missed.

Kanye West has a way of sucking all the air out of the room, even at an outdoor festival. Over the weekend, the Glastonbury Festival gave us the best of 2015's biggest hitmakers, up-and-comers, legends, and the Dalai Lama, yet all you're hearing about is 'Ye slaughtering "Bohemian Rhapsody." If you absolutely must see that video, here it is.

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I believe that actually counts as regicide. But Glastonbury is huge and diverse and had plenty of stuff that won't make your ears hate you, so let's cleanse our palates with The Best Non-Ye Moments of Glastonbury.

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Mark Ronson, "Uptown Funk"

Listen: You think you don't need to hear this song one more time, and I get it. But watch this video anyway; Mark Ronson is a style icon, and here he is joined by special guests Grandmaster Flash, Mary J. Blige, and George Clinton.

Save this one for a moment when you are certain nobody is watching, because you will dance.

Up-and-Comers

Benjamin Booker, "Violent Shiver"

This guy is a) not Donald Glover, and b) about to eat the Black Keys' lunch. Keep an eye out.

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Vintage Trouble, "Strike Your Light"

Okay, the lead singer of this band was a contestant on Rock Band: INXS and went on to sing lead in Camp Freddy, but don't hold that against them. Vintage Trouble wins the crowd over with some straight-ahead rock and roll, and that is one hell of a suit.

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Father John Misty, "Chateau Lobby #4"

FJM's new album I Love You, Honeybear is in heavy rotation over here, and judging by how many in the crowd know every word of this song, it seems to have caught on in the UK as well.

Lianne La Havas, "What You Don't Do"

Smooth, jazzy, folky—Lianne La Havas is aiming for that Adele spot, and if she misses, she will surely land among the Duffys.

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Lionel Richie, "Dancing on the Ceiling"

Lionel drew the biggest crowd of the weekend. Glastonbury is a really weird festival.

The Waterboys, "Whole of the Moon"

An oddly subdued take on a song that was meant to be played for tens of thousands. Whatever; it was early and they're old.

Billy Bragg (with Frank Turner), "Levi Stubbs' Tears"

A sad, gorgeous song from 1986, with an assist from Frank Turner, whose upcoming album Positive Songs for Negative People sounds like it's going to be his U.S. breakthrough. Get onboard with him now.

Patti Smith, "People Have the Power"

Given the events in America the day before, there cannot have been a more perfect moment to sing this song.

The Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama, "80th Birthday Speech"

So, imagine: You're young and British and you and your friends have made the trek to Glastonbury, and you've camped outside and it's a hot day, and you think you've timed it just right, but you never know with this festival, and your molly kicks in right as the 14th Dalai Lama begins a speech about compassion and friendship. Is that the worst thing that could possibly happen, or the best? Either way, I bet His Holiness' version of "Bohemian Rhapsody" would have been much stronger.